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Thanks... that stuff looks promising. :)

On the HT tour, we got to talking about remote-control lighting at Rajiv's place. I'm having problems getting X10 to work, and I don't want to spend any more money trying to fix it unless I KNOW it will REALLY fix it. I'm looking to cut my losses and try a different type of technology. I've used...

Thanks for coming by, everyone! Someone left a clipboard / notepad over here. I will bring it to Oasis tomorrow unless the owner isn't going to be there. I wish I would have asked more questions and sought more criticism/advice while you all were over here. But now I'm asking... anything...

Change of plans for me: I will still be hosting tonight, but will be unable to visit the theater before or after me. I have to stay home and work... happy birthday to me! I'll be here when you all arrive, though, and very ready for a break I'm sure. :) I will still be attending lunch at the...

I'm not going to make dinner on Friday either. I will still be eating at the Oasis on Saturday, but Darlene will not. Maybe those eating dinner on Friday night should do so and wrap up by 7:15 or something like that. Then the rest of us could meet in the parking lot at that time and go as a...

Nils: when we first got our PJ, it was still getting dark early enough to make use of it quite frequently. Now that days are longer and daylight savings time is in effect, we get to use it on Friday and Saturday nights only. Yes, it's a bummer. We have opaque vinyl pull-down shades for the...

It looks like the tour will probably be coming by my place before nightfall. :frowning: I'm still excited about hosting, but it will have to be an audio-only demo. For the head-count: my wife Darlene will be coming on the tour with me. Edit: I'd like to try the new food at Oasis, so Oasis...

If Chad is in Lakeway, then maybe he should be the first stop if we follow the "progression up 620 to points north" idea. Maybe this will be the first time I make it through Lakeway without getting stopped by the police! Woohoo!

Yes, put me on the list. Our HT is pretty worthless if it's before dark, though. I haven't seen Nils' HT... I'd sure like to if he's up for adding it to the tour. Otherwise I'll just hit one of his movie nights. I think he's near 620 and 2222, right? Hank has a fairly light-tolerant HT (I...

New guys are welcome! Heck... I'm still a new guy myself. :) How "off the deep end" can you go with your dedicated room? Can you paint the walls with a dark shade of "flat" paint (or cover them in velvet)? Can you put up acoustic treatments? What about giant bass traps? How 'bout a fixed...

I think I started this "scaredy-cat" tangent. Don't get the wrong idea; I'm very (VERY) proud of my DIY-intensive setup and I'm looking forward to showing it off. My issues (1, 2, and 3) from the previous post are still real issues, though. 1. People need to fit in the room. :) 2. We've...

I'm still happy to host a meet. I think there are a few problems that I'll need to overcome, though. 1. Seating. The couch seats 3, maybe 4. There are 2 low-slung beach chairs that can go in front of the couch. I think we could fit 4 more chairs right behind the couch, but there is no riser...

How much would HF Soundwerks, aka PSMoFo Interconnects Incorporated, charge for a 3-foot component video cable using primo video coax and those nice canare connectors? Edit: three individual "cables" (red green blue) would be just fine with me... doesn't have to be triple-conductor or...

Dave: I didn't mean to "volunteer" you, but I remember that you've been throwing your hat in the ring for hosting a meet for a while now. Chad: I looked into doing DIY video cables & audio interconnects, but even going with the least expensive tools possible, I wasn't going to save a...

I'm probably responsible for most of the DIY stuff as of late. DIY flexy rack, DIY projector mount, DIY MTM towers, DIY 2-way towers, and DIY shiva sub (old news). Even DIY light control panels. Seriously... it's turning into "Home Theater by Home Depot." I'd LOVE to host a meet sometime. My...